Walter Piston (1894-1976)
Nationality:
American
Born: January 20, 1894, Rockland, ME Died: November 12, 1976, Belmont, MA (age 82)
Quintet (for flute and string quartet) for Flute Quintet
(for flute, 2 violins, viola and cello)
| 5:21 | I. | Allegro moderato e grazioso | |
| 7:34 | II. | Andantino con espressione | |
| 2:16 | III. | Vivace e leggiero | |
| 4:38 | IV. | Allegro non troppo |
Duration: 20 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1942 (age 47-48)
1 recording,
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5:21
Portland String Quartet, Doriot Anthony Dwyer
I.
Allegro moderato e grazioso
7:34
Portland String Quartet, Doriot Anthony Dwyer
II.
Andantino con espressione
2:16
Portland String Quartet, Doriot Anthony Dwyer
III.
Vivace e leggiero
4:38
Portland String Quartet, Doriot Anthony Dwyer
IV.
Allegro non troppo
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glossary
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andantino—faster than andante, slower than allegretto. Sometimes andantino is interpreted as the opposite: slower than andante
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- con [I,S]—with
- e [It]—and
- grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
- leggiero, leggero, con leggerezza, léger [F], légèrement, avec légèreté—lightly, nimbly, quick, graceful
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- quintet, quintette [F], quintett [G], quintetto [I]—an ensemble / work for 5 players, the typical examples being string quintet (with second viola or cello), piano quintet or woodwind quintet
- string quartet, Streichquartett [G], quatuor à cordes [F], quartetto d'archi [I], quartetto di cordi [I], cuarteto de cuerda [S], vonósnégyes [H]—ensemble or a work written for that ensemble comprising 2 violins, viola, and cello. This is one of the essential genres/forms/ensembles of chamber music and arguably a critical "core" of "classical" music. Explore the string quartet | wiki
- troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro